It is said that Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt, used to bathe in wine, to smoothen the skin and relax the mind. Now a Japanese spa is offering the same rejuvenating treatment: The Yunnesun Hot Springs and Spa, near Mount Fuji , gives visitors a chance to soak in a pool of red wine! The Spa features open-air hot tubs filled with green tea, sake or Beaujolais – topped up each morning by a sommelier. Bottoms Up!

Next year, passengers in Liverpool taxis may find themselves talking to cab drivers about Gustav Klimt's use of imagery rather than simply asking them to go “from A to B”. Thanks to crash courses in art history, Liverpool is hoping to make taxi drivers its cultural ambassadors, as part of the city's role as European Capital of Culture, in 2008.

Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in India , is building a new home for his family: A 500 million pound, 173-metre tower, 27-storeys high in the centre of Mumbai, for his wife, mother, children (3) and 600 full-time staff. His home will feature hanging gardens, a health club, apartments for guests, a helipad and six floors for parking!

Did you know?

A penguin can dive up to 400 metres, a human in a diving suit up to 600 metres, a military submarine can reach 1000 metres, but whales way deeper: Cuvier-beaked whales, off the coast of Italy and Spain , have reached 1,899 metres and can hold their breath for 85 minutes!

“ON THE ROAD” IN GREECE ?

REMEMBER...

•  When the traffic light turns orange, instead of pressing the brakes, put your foot down.

•  Pavements are parking spaces.

•  Beware!! People may mistake your ‘thank-you' gesture for a MOUNTZA .

Russian oligarchs have found a new way to spend their cash: The latest trend among the London-Moscow set is to have a wax figure of themselves made at Madame Tussauds, to display in their homes. Spooky ?